by admin | Jul 11, 2014 | Articles, Equality, LGBTQIA+, News, Power LGBT
Will Congress soon have its first openly gay Republican representative? Many are speculating about the impending political and historical first as two openly gay Republican candidates, Richard Tisei and Carl DeMaio, run for seats in Congress. How would an openly gay...
by admin | Jun 12, 2014 | Articles, Equality, LGBTQIA+, News, Power LGBT
At the beginning of June, voters selected Carl DeMaio as one of the top two candidates in the blanket primary for California’s 52nd congressional district. If he is successful in his campaign, DeMaio would be the first openly gay Republican elected to...
by admin | Apr 18, 2014 | Articles, Equality, LGBTQIA+, News, Power LGBT
Earlier this month, the 50th annual Civil Rights Summit was held in Austin, Texas, where speakers discussed contemporary socio-political issues, LGBT rights, and equality. This year’s summit marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and featured...
by admin | Apr 4, 2014 | Articles, Equality, LGBTQIA+, News
The road to marriage equality in Michigan has been fairy tumultuous as of late. Bernard Friedman, a judge who was originally appointed to the federal bench by President Ronald Reagan, ruled the state’s gay-marriage ban unconstitutional on Friday, March 21st. This...
by admin | Mar 21, 2014 | Equality, LGBTQIA+, News
When most folks think about the Republican Party, words like equality, diversity, and progressiveness might be some of the last to come to mind. The Republican Party indeed has a somewhat sordid track record of being less than accepting of women’s health rights,...
